A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy. Baby White-necked jacobins (Florisuga mellivora) in Panama seem to pretend ...

Bird that mimic other birds are the cover artists of the bird world, borrowing sounds and tunes from other birds to use as their own. Some mimicry bird species—mockingbirds, thrashers and catbirds—may ...

Flinders University animal behavior lecturer Dr. Diane Colombelli-Négrel with a male superb fairywren. Credit: Flinders University Singing a gentle lullaby can help put a human baby to sleep but its ...

Q. Why do mockingbirds mimic the songs of other birds? Are there any other bird mimics? Can birds reproduce the sounds of other animals? A. Mimicry is a common trait of the northern mockingbird, which ...

Parrots remain the most well-known talkers in the bird world. Still, they’re not alone. A handful of other species can copy words and everyday sounds with surprising realism, sometimes matching ...

Birds have long been admired for their vibrant colors and melodious songs, but some species take things to the next level with their ability to talk. While parrots might be the first to come to mind, ...

Singing a gentle lullaby can help put a human baby to sleep but its usefulness in the low grassland swaying nests of Australian songbirds takes maternal ‘singing’ to even greater heights. Bird ...